1830s
Jackson's presidential era
The decade from 1830 to 1839.
Like other decade terms, it refers both to the calendar period and its cultural character: Fashion in the 1830s featured enormous sleeves.
The 1830s saw the rise of railroads, the beginning of the Victorian era, and early abolitionist movements in America.
First commercial photography method
- telegraphElectrical message system
- photographyCreating images from light
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
- innovationCreating something original
reaper · McCormick · Goodyear · lithography · chronometer
Edge of settlement
- settlersThose who establish homes
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- westwardToward the sunset
Alamo · Cherokee · territory · annexation · land-grant · trailblazer · wilderness
Movement to end oppression
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- antislaveryOpposing human bondage
Quaker · evangelical · revivalism · utopian · transcendentalism · Garrison
Emotion-centered artistic movement
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- ChopinPolish Romantic pianist-composer
- BalzacFrench realist novelist
- PushkinEugene Onegin author
opera · Impressionism · poetry · salon · lithograph
Boned waist-shaping undergarment
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- petticoatUndergarment beneath skirts
- gaslightDistort someone's reality
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
gentility · ballroom · waltz · carriage · pianoforte · parlor · drawing-room · calling-card
Heat-driven mechanical motor
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
canal · ironworks · mechanization · mass-production · urbanization · Luddite · smokestack · foundry
daguerreotype
First commercial photography method
- telegraphElectrical message system
- photographyCreating images from light
- patentObvious; inventor's monopoly
innovation · reaper · McCormick · Goodyear · lithography · chronometer
frontier
Edge of settlement
- settlersThose who establish homes
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
westward · Alamo · Cherokee · territory · annexation · land-grant · trailblazer · wilderness
abolitionism
Movement to end oppression
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
antislavery · Quaker · evangelical · revivalism · utopian · transcendentalism · Garrison
Romanticism
Emotion-centered artistic movement
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- ChopinPolish Romantic pianist-composer
- BalzacFrench realist novelist
Pushkin · opera · Impressionism · poetry · salon · lithograph
corset
Boned waist-shaping undergarment
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- petticoatUndergarment beneath skirts
- gaslightDistort someone's reality
etiquette · gentility · ballroom · waltz · carriage · pianoforte · parlor · drawing-room · calling-card · workhouse
steam-engine
Heat-driven mechanical motor
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- factoryIndustrial production facility
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
locomotive · canal · ironworks · mechanization · mass-production · urbanization · Luddite · smokestack · foundry · steamboat
1830s2020s
Third decade, 21st century
21st century · modern era · distant future · ancient times · digital age
1830s1890s
Final Victorian years
1880s · Edwardian era · fin de siècle · 1900s · turn of the century
1830sDigital Age
Post-internet historical period
Victorian era · ancient Rome · Renaissance · Dark Ages · machine age